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Why wasn't an out
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Guest El Cassie
At a Triple A game, a batter hit the ball straight to the 3rd baseman, it was chest high, never touching the ground and the basemen was in fair territory when he caught the ball. The 3rd baseman caught the through the ball to the 1st baseman, but it was wide and the 1st baseman missed the ball. The batter was declared safe at 1st. Why wasn't he declared out when the 3rd baseman caught the ball?
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noumpere
Maybe F5 dove for the ball and caught it (or not) just before the ball and his chest hit the ground? I agree the OP didn't see what he thought he saw. And, I don't see anyone in this thread sug
Rich Ives
Bigger clue - F5 would not have thrown the ball to 1B if he knew he caught it for an out.
ALStripes17
I honestly hate that line of thinking for a player or umpire. On close plays, it's a safe bet for a player to throw it to 1B and not leave a close play in the umpires judgment, which could be wrong.
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